Falta de asistencia a las citas programadas en una consulta ambulatoria de geriatría: estudio de casos y controles

risk factors found to be related to appointment failure were: living further from the hospital and having a worse functional status; within the subgroup of missed follow-up appointments a greater degree of cognitive deterioration was detected. The causes of appointment failure are varied but, a priori, it should be possible to develop remedial measures.